MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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